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Where does “brada” come from?

brada (Dutch) comes from Sranan Tongo brada, from English brother, from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

brada (Dutch): brother, friend

Definitions

  1. brother, friend

Ancestry of “brada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongobradabrother
2EnglishbrotherSon of the same parents as another person; A male...
3Middle EnglishbrotherA :brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling; A ...
4Old Englishbrōþorbrother
5Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
6Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →